The Nomad SA-17 is the seventh regular production line to come from Fred Rewey’s Nomad Cigar Company. The name “SA” stands for “San Andres” and is named for the wrapper used – a Mexican wrapper from the San Andres region. The SA-17 became Nomad’s first San Andres regular production cigar, however, it is not the […]
In 2016, Tatuaje Cigars’ owner Pete Johnson introduced a new cigar under the Tatuaje Reserva line called the Tatuaje Reserva K222. The K222 pays homage to Johnson’s late Rottweiler named Kona. The K222 name is derived from the “K” in Kona combined with the time he passed away (2:22 pm) on April 26, 2015. The blend is […]
In 2015, the AVO Cigars brand in the Davidoff portfolio underwent a refresh. While it wasn’t as dramatic as what Davidoff had done with Camacho or Winston Churchill, it still consolidated the existing portfolio and introduced new packaging. Later in 2015, the AVO brand would introduce a new segment of its portfolio known as AVO […]
Back in June 2016, My Father Cigars released its latest annual limited edition cigar, the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Limited Edition 2016. With the exception of 2014; each year since 2010, My Father Cigars has released a one-and-done limited edition release. There have been two common denominators of these limited editions. First, each cigar is […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Five years ago Pete Johnson launched L’Atelier Imports with brother K.C. Johnson and friends Dan Welsh and Sean “Casper” Johnson. One of the company’s first releases was an eponymous release known as L’Atelier. What makes the L’Atelier unique is it incorporates a wrapper known as Sancti Spiritus. Sancti Spiritus is a tobacco that is a hybrid between Criollo and Pelo […]
Earlier this year Davidoff unveiled what would become its signature release for 2017, the Davidoff Winston Churchill – The Late Hour. Back in 2007, Davidoff had launched a brand that paid tribute to Sir Winston Churchill called Winston Churchill cigars. The brand had been somewhat of a slow mover for the company, so in 2015 the Winston […]
In 2014, Andre Farkas and Viaje Cigars launched a project where Viaje would team up with industry leaders to produce a collaboration cigar. The series was originally dubbed Viaje Collaboration, but that would change in 2016 due to a trademark issue. The common denominator would be that Viaje would do the collaboration with someone who […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or providing a score for a first time. It might be a blend we […]
The MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Swamp Rat by Drew Estate is one of three cigars that combine two unlikely tobaccos together – namely candela and fire cured. Back in 2013, fire cured tobacco became a trend in the cigar industry. At that time, Drew Estate didn’t just make a cigar with fire cured tobacco, they […]
